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The Private Service Sector Has Now Recovered All The Jobs It Lost During The...
With the exception of weekly indicators, normally we don't post over the weekend. But this is too significant in my opinion to wait until Monday. Employment can be broken down into private vs. public...
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6 Good Reasons To Fire An Employee
I’ve been fired twice in my career, so I can personally attest to the fact that it’s not pleasant. The first time was kind of a relief – the ship was sinking and I had survived six rounds of layoffs....
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Hurricane Sandy Revealed Some Huge Problems Tech Founders Need To Start Solving
This past weekend my wife and I tried to get involved with relief efforts for Sandy. We used Twitter and Facebook and found organizations who needed help, and found lists of supplies that were needed...
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek Rips Bravo's Silicon Valley Reality Show, Calls Its...
Bravo's Startup: Silicon Valley show airs tonight.To say that BusinessWeek's Sam Grobart didn't like it would be an understatement. He watched a pre-screen of Randi Zuckerberg's controversial Bravo...
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The Psychology Behind Why Buying Things Makes Us Feel Good
The idea that people might go out and indulge either to sooth themselves after a bad day or reward themselves after success is nothing new. However, there's a distinction between the two types of...
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There Is Such A Thing As Over-Networking
As a general rule of thumb in life, knowing the right people socially never hurt anyone in achieving their dreams.In the startup world it may be more fashionable to discuss this reality using the...
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The Best Way To Fight Dishonesty Is To Offer Amnesty
Three days after publication of my new book, "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty," I was able to find electronic copies on a few websites that specialize in illegal content. These were high quality...
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Women Need To Start Asking For More Money
Although the wage gap is closing— especially for young people, where it's nearly non-existent— there's still a significant gender gap at the top of corporations. Of the top five highest-paid positions...
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9 Everyday Habits That Will Make You Happier
Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success, but it's almost impossible to make others happy if you're not happy yourself.With...
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How To Create The Fastest Growing Media Company In The World
On March 26, 2012, a new media startup called Upworthy launched.Upworthy is a 14-person site that tries to make meaningful information and pictures go viral.Today, it is the fastest growing media...
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How This CEO Responded When Employees Started Comparing Their Salaries
Compensation information is often a taboo topic to discuss in the workplace, but this doesn’t stop people from wondering how much their colleagues make.For some employees, it makes sense to trade...
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Big Brands Like GE And Target Are Pouring Money Into Their Own Custom News Sites
On top of their multi-million dollar advertising budgets, huge companies are now diving into an arena previously dominated by traditional media. They're producing videos, releasing interviews with top...
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'Digitally Mature' Companies Significantly Outperform Everyone Else
A new report released by Capgemeni Consulting based on years of joint research with the MIT Center for Digital Business found that digitally mature companies are, on average, 26 percent more...
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How To Trick People Into Sharing Something Boring On Social Media
Yesterday we interviewed Upworthy's co-founder Eli Pariser.Upworthy is a media startup that launched seven months ago, and its traffic has skyrocketed to 8.7 million monthly unique visitors.Part of...
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If You Want To Blow A Meeting With 500Startups' Dave McClure, Text Him A...
Bravo's series premiere of "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley" aired last night. It follows a few entrepreneurs trying to make it in Silicon Valley.One of the highlights from the episode was a horrible...
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We Have Drastically Different Opinions On What Constitutes As 'Cheating'
Who we trust is a complex and difficult process. Particular biases can actually make us trust the wrong people.The other side of the trust equation is always another person, and the fear that they...
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Top Leaders Show Higher Levels Of 'Learning Agility'
Just now I was reading an article in the Harvard Business Review about choosing capable and effective members of an organizational advisory board. The article read:“A number of talent-development tools...
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The Smartest Brands Know Exactly How To Attack Their Competitors
When agile, well-funded startups are nipping at the heels of big companies and there's a worldwide race to reach developing markets, great defense is vital to a company's success.That's what Kellogg...
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How To Create A Website That Makes People Want To Buy Things
As more startups conduct business online, it is increasingly important to learn to optimize conversions – that is, the number of sales a company makes per visitor. Sales can relate to actual payments,...
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5 Ways To Win Any Negotiation [Infographic]
If you’re a new small business trying to get off the ground, the ability to negotiate is crucial. You will have to make your arguments against much bigger, more powerful entities, so it’s essential...
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